Accessible planning tips for New Zealand Earlier this year we travelled to New Zealand and learnt a thing or two in our travels which we thought may help others when planning an accessible holiday to New Zealand. AIR NEW ZEALAND The …
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WANDERLOUD – HIRING A DESTINATION PHOTOGRAPHER
I've been using our travel photos to jog my memory when writing about our last two trips and I've noticed there's something missing from our New Zealand photos. Mostly, me! There's few photos of all four of us but they're not great. And as much as I …
HOW TO MAKE A COMMUNICATION BOOK FOR A PERSON WHO IS NON-VERBAL
Although the main focus of our blogging is around travelling as a family, we've found one of the places where BJ needs support is when he's at respite (short term accommodation). When he started going to respite we had a sit down meeting and went …
VIETNAM HOLIDAY WITH A WHEELCHAIR
When Jen privately contacted me to share photos of her family's holiday in Vietnam, I asked her if she'd be happy to write a guest blog so their family's experiences may benefit others. I know family life is always busy so I appreciate it when our …
CHOOSING A MANUAL WHEELCHAIR
If you’d told me when BJ was little I’d be excited to take delivery of a new wheelchair in the future, I’d have said you were crackers. And yet, here we are today, thrilled to get BJ’s new chair. It’s been a long time coming, given we first signaled …
BOOKING A MAJOR SHOW – WHEELCHAIR ACCESS GUIDE
Nothing beats the energy of a live show but it can be daunting going to a big event if you are unsure about the accessible facilities. Last weekend our family went to see the Harlem Globetrotters at Quodos Bank Arena in Sydney. While the Harlem …
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA – DISABILITY ASSISTANT CONCESSION FARE
Fantastic news! Today I received an email from Virgin Australia announcing a new initiative which may make travel achievable for people who are unable to fly independently. From today, Virgin Australia is implementing a Disability Assistant …
TIPS ON TRAVELLING WITH A POWER WHEELCHAIR – WHEELCHAIR TRAVEL TIPS
Although BJ has both a power wheelchair and manual wheelchair, we only travel with his manual chair. We find it's more flexible for travel and BJ loves it. However, I'm regularly asked advice on travelling with a power wheelchair so I thought I'd get …
AUSTRALIAN COMPANION CARD – FREE ADMISSION FOR CARERS
Although I'm sure many of our readers are familiar with the Australian Companion Card I wanted to share information for anyone who is new to needing disability services and to remind those who have one of some of the places you can use it. The …
SOUVENIR & GIFT BUYING IDEAS WHEN TRAVELLING
Some people only need their memories of a trip, others enjoy photos and videos and then of course there are souvenirs. I like all of these things and being sentimental I love buying souvenirs that remind me of a certain place, or a moment we enjoyed …
